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Month: August 2004

Article: Anti-Phishing Act of 2004: A Useful Tool Against Identity Theft

Posted on August 24, 2004

There is a nice article in Findlaw’s Writ Legal Commentary entitled, “The Anti-Phishing Act of 2004: A Useful Tool Against Identity Theft” that defines “phishing” and comments on the new anti-phishing bill introduced by Senator …

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Article: Demand for Librarians at Law Firms on the Rise

Posted on August 24, 2004

Despite shrinking print collections due to the increased availability of electronic legal information, according to this article from Columbus Business First, law firm librarians find themselves busier than ever. Here’s a quote from the article: …

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Wisconsin Historical Society Offers Webfeeds

Posted on August 23, 2004

I recently learned that the Wisconsin Historical Society is offering a number of webfeeds. The Odd Wisconsin one looks particularly interesting.

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Article: White House Goes to the Blogs

Posted on August 23, 2004

A while back I blogged about the made-up story in The Onion about Pres Bush being asked to shut down his blog. Now, as it turn out, the White House may actually be incorporating blog-like …

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Access Thousands of Electronic Journals & Newspapers at No Cost Through Badgerlink

Posted on August 18, 2004

In case you haven’t discovered it yet, let me introduce you to an awesome resource called Badgerlink. I just mentioned it in my last post and it dawned on me that maybe not everyone is …

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Article: Digital Video System in Police Cars

Posted on August 18, 2004

Here’s an interesting article from the Patriot News (8-12-04), “Police Plugged In; Digital Video Gives Officers Solid Evidence” on the use of digital video in police cars. (Wisconsin residents can view the article at no …

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Article: New Survey on How People Use the Internet

Posted on August 17, 2004

TVC Alert has a nice summary of the article, Searching for Maps Tops Net Survey, from CBS Marketwatch. Survey: How the U.S. Uses the Net (11 Aug) A new survey by the Pew Internet & …

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Free Public Domain Photo Database

Posted on August 17, 2004

PDPhoto is a database of photos that are in the public domain and can be used for any purpose. From the site: PDPhoto.org is a repository for free public domain photos. Unless something is clearly …

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Tech Tip: Create Basic, Low-cost Animations in PDF

Posted on August 17, 2004

A blog I read called yclipse had a neat tech tip for using Adobe Acrobat to create basic, low-cost animations in PDF. An example shows an animated diagram of an auto accident. From yclipse: Use …

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Article: American Library Association to Educate Kids About Copyright

Posted on August 16, 2004

From Wired News comes “Copyright Crusaders Hit Schools,” an article about the American Library Association’s campaign to educate kids about copyright and fair use. For the third year in a row, software companies are supplying …

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